Thread holder



Dec. 24, 1940. HANDZELEK 2,226,430

THREAD HOLDER Filed May 25, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR WiTNEQsEs Iszlalore Jfandgeleirt Patented Dec. 24, 1940 i UNITED STATES PATENT 7OFFICE 2,226,430 'rnasan nonnnn Isidore Handzelek, Elizabeth, N. .1.Application May 23. 1940, Serial No. 336,763 8 Claims. (01. 242 -134)This invention relates to thread holders and provided with a notch I!which is adapted to enhas for an object to provide an improved congage aportion of the bottom ll of cover 2, so as struction which is adapted tobe mounted to roto support the same above the body I. An apertate in afixed position or to be mounted on a ture ll is provided at the upperend of the bar 5 trolley to be moved from place to place and preand ahook I5 is snapped through this aperture. 5 sent at all times aplurality of threads ready to A ring l6, as shown in Fig. 1, is swiveledon the be used. end of hook I! so that the ring I! may be sup- Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a ported :by a nail, wire or otherdevice, or by a thread holder having a body in which a number strap I!as shown in Fig. 1. This strap has a 10 of spools of thread are mountedand means ashook I! at the lower and extending through the 10 sociatedwith the body for providing a proper ring ii and a hook-shaped upper endI! carrying tension for the respective threads as they are fed a pulley20, which pulley rides on the trolley wire fr th spools 2|, which wiremay be supported in any desired A further object of the invention is toprovide a manner.

1 thread holder wherein different color threads are By reason of theconstruction above described provided and wherein fabric members arepreand as shown in Figthe v e y be m ved sented for each color thread toindicate the color along and come to rest at any point on the wire ofthread associated therewith. 2 I, so as to be in a convenient place foruse. The An additional object of the invention is to prodevice isintended for use primarily in tailoring videathread holder havingabodyfor supporting shops though it could be used in other places 20 orcarrying a plurality of threads and means for without departing fromthespirit of the invenproviding a tension to each thread while presenttion.Where a number of tailors are working it ing, in addition, a cuttingstructure for the. reis preferable to have one of the devices ior eachspective threads. tailor, but where one person is running a tailoring Inthe accompanying drawings-'- shop the trolley wire 2| and associatedparts are 25 Fig. 1 is a perspective view ofv a thread holder desirableas the device may be readily shifted disclosing an embodiment of theinvention, the from place to place by merely pushing or pulling samebeing shown mounted 'on a trolley; the same. The body I is provided withthe bot- Fig. 2 is an enlarged central vertical view tom 3, as shown inFig. 2, an annular upstanding 39 through the holder disclosed in Fig. l;wall 22 and a plurality of ears 23. The wall 22 is Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view through preferably arranged at the peripheryof the bot- Fig.2 approximately on the line 3-4; tom 3 and may beintegral with the bottom or Fig, 4 is an enlarged detaili'ragmentary'secrigidly secured thereto by soldering or in any tionalview through Fig. 1 approximately on the other desired way. Preferablyall the parts hereline H; toiore described are made of metal though they35 Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through could be made of othermaterial without depart- Fig. 4 on the line 5-5. ing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by A plurality of pins 24 arecarried by the botnumerals, l indicates the body of the thread tom 3 andon each of these pins there is pro- 1 40 holder embodying certainfeatures of the invenvided a spool 25 carrying thread 26. The wall 22 40tion, and 2 a cover for said body. The body I is provided with apressed-out ear 21 adjacent is provided with a bottom I to which adepending each of the pins 24, whereby there will be prostandard 4 isconnected and also to which a susvided an opening 28 adjacent each earand adpending or supporting bar I is connected. The Jacent each spool26. In the accompanying drawsupporting bar 5, at the lower end, isprovided lngs eight pins 24 have been shown, as illustrated with a pairof feet 8 and the upper end of the in Fig. 3, but it will be understoodthat more or bar or standard 4 is provided with feet 1. Reless could beused without departing from the in taining bolts 8 and 9 extend throughthe respecvention. If there are eight pins 24 there will tive, feet andthrough the bottom I, whereby all be eight openings 28 and associatedparts. On parts are rigidly secured together. In addition, each ear 21there is mounted a manually adjust- 50 there is provided an annularmember or wall ll able thread-tension device 29 and when the holdhavinginwardly extending ears ll through which er is in use the threads fromthe respective spools the respective bolts 8 and 8 project, whereby thisextend through the respective tension devices. In member is also held inplace by the same fastenaddition, the respective threads extend through5.; ing means. Bar 5, adjacent the upper end, is apertures 30 intherespective ears 23 and through the respective fabric members 3| securedto the respective ears 23 by the bolts 32. The fabric members 3| areintended to be of the same color or shade as the thread 26 on the spool25 adjacent the same. By reason of this fact, the workman may readilyobserve the fabric members 3| and if the shade is the kind desired hewill merely pull the thread end 33 to secure the desired length ofthread and will know that the samev will be of the right color. Thethread ends 33 extend through the respective fabric members 3i, whichprevents any accidental movement of the threads but permits movementwhen the threads are pulled. In addition the fabric members 3| hold theends 33 spaced apart ready to be grasped by the workman.

As shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 2, the standard 4 is secured to across bar-34 by the respective bolts 35 and 36 which extend through ears3! and 38 formed from the end of the stand-,

ard 4. In addition, bolts 35 and 36 extend through the double-edgedknife or cutter 39 and through a base plate having a plurality of spacedfingers 4| on each edge. These fingers overlap the respective cuttingedges of the knife 39 and function as a guard to prevent injury to thehand of a workman and has means to guide a thread against the cuttingedge when it is desired to sever the same. At the extreme outer end ofthe bar 34 there are provided pins 42, each having a threaded extension43 adapted to receive the respective nuts 44 and 45. A washer 46 is alsoprovided. The nut 44 acts as a stop or abutment while the nut 45 clampsthe parts in place as shown in the accompanying drawings. Several layersof fabric 46 are clamped in place and function as needle holders. numberof different needles he may stick them into the fabric 46 when notdesired and they will be in position to be grasped at any time. The pinsare adapted also to receive thimbles 41 so that they also will be readyfor use at any time.

Referring to the annular wall It), it will be noted that this wall,together with the bottom 3, forms a chamber in which different articlesmay be placed. The cover 2' is provided with an annular dependingportion 2', as shown in Fig. 2, so as to telescope a short distance overthe upper open end of the wall 22 and provide a chamber 48 for thereception of desired articles, as for instance, odd color threads,scissors and the like. Also from Fig. 2 it will be noted that the bar 5is provided with an aperture 49 which is adapted to receive a padlock50, if desired. Where a number of devices are used in a shop employing anumber of workmen, it may be desirable to use a padlock 50 so that noneof the spools 25 may be removed without proper authority. When it isdesired to move the cover 2 in order to secure access to the spools 25or to the articles in the container formed by the wall l0 and the bottom3, the cover 2 is raised and held supported as illustrated in dottedlines in Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. A thread holder comprising an enclosure, .a plurality ofspool-carrying pins arranged in said enclosure, said enclosure having anopening in the side thereof adjacent each of said pins, 9. thread,tension device carried by said enclosure adjacent each of said openings,and a piece of fabric carried by said enclosure immediately be low eachof said tension devices.

As the workman uses a 2. A thread holder including a support, aplurality of thread carriers mounted on said holder, 9. thread tensiondevice carried by said holder for each of the thread carriers, andfabric means adjacent each of said tension devices for holding thethread ends from said tension devices against other than a positivepull.

3. A thread holder as set forth in claim 2, characterized by formingsaid fabric means out of fabric of the same color as the thread withwhich they are associated.

4. A thread holder including a body having a bottom and an annular wallupstanding from said bottom, said wall having a plurality of earspressed therefrom and positioned to extend radially with an opening inthe wall adjacent each ear, a spool carrier mounted on said bottomadjacent each of said openings, and a thread tension device mounted oneach of said ears, thread from the respective spools mounted on saidcarriers being adapted to extend through the tension devices when thethread holder is in use.

5. A thread holder including a plurality of spaced supporting carriers,means for supporting said carriers, and a fabric member carried by saidmeans for each of said carriers, threads from the spools on saidcarriers being adapted to extend respectively through said fabricmembers, said fabric members being of substantially the color as thethread extending therethrough.

6. A thread holder including a body formed with a bottom and an annularupstanding wall having openings therein, a spool carrier mounted on saidbottom adjacent each of said openings whereby threadsfrom said spoolsmay extend through the openings, and a fabric member carried by saidbody for each of said openings, the thread extending through therespective openings being adapted also to extend through said fabricmember for preventing movement of the thread except when pulled.

'l. A thread holder including a body formed with a round bottom and anupstanding annular wall at the periphery of said bottom, said wallhaving at spaced points ears pressed therefrom whereby there ispresented an opening adjacent each ear, a spool-supporting pin carriedby said bottom adjacent each of said openings, a thread tension devicemounted on each of said ears through which thread from the respectivespools are adapted to extend when the holder is in use, said bottombeing provided with an extending ear adjacent each of said openings, afabric member for each of the ears extending from said bottom, means forfirmlyclamping the respective fabric members to the respective ears, andmeans connected with said bottom for rotatably supporting said body. a

8. A thread holder as set forth in claim '7, characterized by a covertelescopically fitting over the upper edge of said annular wall, saidcover having a bottom member having a rectangular slot positionedcentrally, said rotatable supporting means including a supporting barrectangular in cross section and slidably extending through said cover,said supporting bar adjacent the end farthest from said body beingprovided with a notch in which part of the bottom of the cover isadapted to fit when the cover is suspended above said body.

ISIDORE HAN DZELEK.

